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any local A&t or Acts of Parliament, or to this A&, or to the Common or Statute Law, may be impounded; and may appoint any Perfon or Perfons to inhabit and take Care of fuch Houses, Offices, and other Places of Meeting, and to have the Cuftody and Care of fuch Books, Vouchers, and Documents, and to take Care of and fuperintend fuch Places of Depofit as aforefaid; and may appoint the Fees and Charges which fhall be paid and payable, and which may be demanded on or for the Depofit and fafe Cuftody of any fuch Articles fo feized, or of any Horfes, Beafts, Cattle, Animals, or other Things which fhall be there impounded as aforefaid; and that the fame Fees and Charges fhall be so paid before any fuch Articles or Things fhall be given up or restored to any Perfons whomfoever, or fhall and may be deducted out of the Proceeds of any Appraisement or Sale of any fuch Articles and Things, and which may be effected thereof under and by virtue of any local Act or Acts of Parliament, or of this Act.

CX. And be it further enacted, That the Clerk or Clerks to the faid Commiffioners or Trustees, or other Persons having the Control of the Pavements in the Streets or public Places in any parochial or other District within the Jurifdiction of this Act, fhall, at least One Day previous to any General Meeting of the faid Commiffioners or Trustees or other Perfons as aforefaid, cause a Notice to be left for every fuch Commiffioner or Truftee or other Perfon at his Dwelling Houfe or Office, or laft or ufual Place of Abode, in fuch parochial or other District, of every fuch General Meeting, and of the Place and Time when and where fuch General Meeting is intended to be held.

CXI. And be it further enacted, That in cafe Five Commiffioners or Truftees or other Perfons as

aforefaid fhall not attend at any fuch General Meeting within One Hour after the Time appointed for fuch Meetings respectively, it fhall and may be law

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ful to and for the Clerk or Clerks to fuch Commiffioners or Trustees or other Perfons as aforefaid to declare fuch General Meeting to be adjourned until a future Time, within Seven Days after fuch Meeting was appointed to be or ought to have been held, and forthwith to caufe Notice of fuch Adjournment to be left for every fuch Commiffioner or Trustee or other Perfon having the Control of the Pavements in the Streets or public Places in fuch parochial or other District within the Jurifdiction of this Act, in Manner herein-before mentioned and directed.

CXII. And be it further enacted, That at each At Meetings and every General Meeting of the faid Commiffioners a Chairman or Trustees, or other Perfons having the Control of to be appointed. the Pavements as aforefaid, any One Commiffioner or Trustee or other Perfon, then present, who fhall be denominated by the Majority of the Com, miffioners or Trustees or other Perfons as aforefaid prefent at any fuch Meeting, fhall prefide at every fuch Meeting, and take the Chair as Chairman of fuch Meeting; and in cafe of an Equality of Votes on any Tranfaction, including the Vote of the Chairman, the Chairman at such Meeting fhall have another or the casting Vote.

CXIII. And be it further enacted, That if any Special Five or more of the Commiffioners or Trustees, or General other Perfons having the Control of the Pavements Meetings in the Streets or public Places in any parochial or may be conother District within the Jurifdiction of this Act, vened on Emergencies. fhall on any Occafion think it neceffary or expedient to call or convene a Special General Meeting of the faid Commiffioners or Trustees or other Perfons, it fhall and may be lawful for fuch Five or more Com miffioners or Trustees or other Perfons to direct their Clerk or Clerks for the Time being to fummon fuch Special General Meeting of the faid Commif fioners or Trustees or other Perfons refpectively, ta be affembled at the ufual Place of Meeting, and at fuch Time as the faid Five or more Commiffioners

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Proceedings at Meetings

to be entered

in Books, which shall be good Evidence.

or Trustees or other Persons as aforesaid shall direct, by a Notice specifying the particular Object of fuch Special General Meeting, and of which Special General Meeting Notice fhall be accordingly given by the Clerk or Clerks in the Manner herein-before directed to be given of any General Meeting.

CXIV. And be it further enacted, That all Acts, Orders, and Proceedings of the faid Commiffioners, Trustees, or other Perfons as aforefaid at any of their Meetings, fhall be entered in a Book or Books to be kept by their Clerk or Clerks for the Time being for that Purpose, and fhall be figned by fuch Clerk or Clerks; and that all fuch Orders and Proceedings shall then be deemed and taken to be original Acts, Orders, and Proceedings; and fuch Book or Books fhall and may be produced and read as Evidence of all fuch Acts, Orders, and Proceedings, upon any Appeal or Trial or Information, or any Proceeding Civil or Criminal, and in any Court or Courts of Law or Equity whatsoever; and that it shall not be neceffary upon any Appeal or Trial or Information or Proceeding, or upon any Occafion, to prove the Appointment of fuch Clerk or Clerks; and that within Ten Years after the Date of any fuch Acts, Orders, and Proceedings, Proof of the Hand-writing of fuch Clerk or Clerks fhall alone be neceffary to verify his or their Appointment, and the Accuracy of fuch Entries of fuch Acts, Orders, and Proceedings; and that after the Expiration of Ten Years from the Date of any fuch Acts, Orders, and Proceedings, no other Proof shall be neceffary, or fhall be required of his or their Appointment, or of the Accuracy of fuch Entries, than the Production of fuch Book or Books appearing to be figned by fome Perfon or Perfons as the Clerk or Clerks for the Time being; and that any Proof of his or their Hand-writing shall not be neceffary, nor fhall be required; and also that upon any Appeal or Trial or Information, or other Proceeding Civil or Criminal, and in any Court or

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Courts of Law or Equity, a Certificate from the Clerk or Clerks for the Time being, figned by him or them, that any Perfon or Perfons who hath or have acted or may act as Commiffioners or Trustees, or other Perfons having the Control of the Pavements in any parochial or other Diftrict, or as a Surveyor or Surveyors of Pavements, or in any other Office, was or were or is or are one or more of fuch Commiffioners or Trustees or Perfons having the Control of the Pavements in fuch parochial or other District, or was duly appointed to be and was a Surveyor or Surveyors of Pavements, or to fuch other Office wherein fuch Person or Persons shall or may have acted, or fhall or may act or appear, fhall be fufficient and conclufive Evidence of the Appointment and Authority of such Perfon or Perfons, without any other Proof or Evidence whatfo

ever.

fioners.

CXV. And be it further enacted, That it fhall Bye-Laws and may be lawful to and for the faid Commiffion- may be made ers or Trustees or other Perfons having the Con- by Commiftrol of the Pavements of the Streets and public Places within the Jurifdiction of this Act, present at any General Meeting, from Time to Time and at all Times hereafter to make fuch Bye-Laws, Rules, Orders, and Regulations for the better regulating their own Proceedings at any of their General or other Meetings, and of enforcing the good Conduct and Behaviour of the feveral Officers and Servants employed by the said Commiffioners or Trustees, or other Persons as aforefaid, in the Execution of any local Act or Acts of Parliament relating to fuch parochial or other District, or of this Act, and for the Application of the feveral Monies that may be levied, collected, or received by virtue of fuch local Act or Acts of Parliament, or of this Act, to the Purposes thereof; and likewife from Time to Time to vary, alter, amend, or repeal all or any of fuch Bye-Laws, Rules, Orders, and Regulations, and to fix and appoint all fuch reasonable Fines and M Penalties

Penalties for the Breach or Non-performance of any fuch Bye-Laws, Rules, Orders, or Regulations, or any Part thereof, as to them fhall feem proper, fo that no fuch Fine or Penalty fhall exceed the Sum of Ten Pounds; and all fuch Bye-Laws, Rules, Orders, and Regulations when made, and all Alterations, Variations, and Amendments thereof, fhall be confirmed at another General Meeting, and being fo confirmed fhall be printed and be hung up or affixed at the several Places of Meeting of the faid Commiffioners or Trustees or other Perfons as aforefaid; and all fuch Bye-Laws, Rules, Orders, or Regulations, when fo made, confirmed, printed, and affixed, fhall be good and binding upon all Perfons concerned; provided that the fame be not inconfiftent with or repugnant to the Laws of that Part of the United Kingdom called England, nor inconfiftent with or repugnant to the Provisions and Directions in any local Act or Acts of Parliament for fuch parochial or other District, or in this Act contained; and that any Perfon or Perfons thinking himself or themselves aggrieved thereby fhall and may appeal against the fame as herein-after is provided; and that all Penalties thereby imposed, if incurred, shall and may be recovered in fuch Manner as any Penalties imposed by this Act may be recovered by virtue of this Act: Provided always, that no fuch Bye-Law, Rule, or Regulation, when fo made by the faid Commiffioners or Trustees, or other Perfons as aforefaid, and confirmed, printed, and affixed, shall be varied, altered, amended, or repealed, fave and except at fome Meeting to be holden for that Purpose, of which Meeting and of the Purpose thereof Three Days Notice at the leaft, with the Name of the Clerk or Clerks to the faid Commiffioners or Trustees or other Persons thereto, fhall be left for each and every Commiffioner, Trustee, or other Perfon as aforefaid, in the Manner directed as to other General Meetings by virtue of this Act.

CXVI. And

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